1987 Sarawak state election

The fifth Sarawak state election was held between Wednesday, 15 April and Thursday, 16 April 1987 with a nomination date set on Monday, 6 April 1987. This was a snap election following the Ming Court affair. The state assembly was dissolved on 12 March 1987 by Sarawak governor with the advice of chief minister of Sarawak, Abdul Taib Mahmud.[1]

1987 Sarawak state election
15–16 April 1987
All 48 seats in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
25 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Abdul Taib Mahmud Leo Moggie Abdul Rahman Ya'kub
Party BN PBDS PERMAS
Leader since 26 March 1981 (1981-03-26) 17 July 1983 (1983-07-17) 19 March 1987 (1987-03-19)
Leader's seat Sebandi not contesting Matu-Daro (lost)
Last election 38 seats, 59.2% 6 seats, 9.3% New party
Seats before 38 6 -
Seats won 28 15 5
Seat change 10 9 -
Popular vote 249,289 79,548 64,152
Percentage 55.3% 17.6% 14.2%
Swing 3.9% 8.3% -
Chief Minister before election

Abdul Taib Mahmud
BN

 Subsequent chief minister

Abdul Taib Mahmud
BN

All the 48 Sarawak state assembly seats were contested. In this election, Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN) fielded candidates for all 48 seats, PBDS for 21 seats, PERMAS for 21 seats, Democratic Action Party (DAP) for 11 seats, and Sarawak Democratik Bersatu (BERSATU) for one seat. There were 16 independents contesting for the seats. There were a total of 118 candidates vying for the seats, which was the lowest since 1979 election.[2] A total of 625,270 voters were eligible to cast their votes.[3]

Background
Main article: 1987 Ming Court Affair

This snap election was called by Taib due to heightening of 1987 Ming Court Affair political crisis when Abdul Rahman Ya'kub together with 27 other state assemblymen signed a letter to call for Taib resignation. Abdul Rahman formed a new political party named Persatuan Rakyat Malaysia Sarawak (PERMAS) just before the election. Together with Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak (PBDS), Abdul Rahman would form an opposition alliance to challenge Taib at the polls.

Results

Results by party
Enrolled votersVotes castTurnout%
Did not voteInformal votesInformal%
Party Party leader # of
candidates		 Seats Popular vote
1983 Dissolution Elected % Change # % Change
Barisan NasionalBNAbdul Taib Mahmud4830302858.33249,28955.25
Parti Bansa Dayak SarawakPBDSLeo Moggie21661531.2579,54817.63
Sarawak Malaysian People's AssociationPERMASAbdul Rahman Ya'kub21N/AN/A510.4264,15214.22
Democratic Action PartyDAP110000.0051,34111.38
Independent164400.006,8201.51
Sarawak Democratic Bersatu11100.00840.02
Total118484848100.00451,234100.00

Results by constituency

Sarawak BN, composed of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP), and Sarawak National Party (SNAP), won 28 out of 48 seats on the election day, thus able to form a government with a simple majority.

The full list of representatives is shown below:[4]

No.State ConstituencyElected State Assembly MembersElected Party
BN 28 | PBDS 15 | PERMAS 5 | DAP 0 | BERSATU 0 | IND 0
N01LunduRamsay Noel JitamBN
N02Tasik BiruPatau Anak Rubis @ Dr Patau RubisBN
N03PadunganSong Swee GuanBN
N04StampinSim Kheng HongBN
N05Petra JayaSharifah Mordiah Tuanku Haji FauziBN
N06SatokAbang Zohari bin Tun Abang Haji OpengBN
N07SebandiDatuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Taib bin MahmudBN
N08Muara TuangAdanan bin Haji SatemBN
N09Batu KawahChong Kiun KongBN
N10BengohSora Anak RusahPBDS
N11TaratFrederick Bayoi ManggieBN
N12TebakangMichael Ben Ak PanggiPBDS
N13SemeraWan Wahab bin Wan SanusiBN
N14GedongMohammad Tawan bin Abdullah @ Hilary Tawan Ak MasanPERMAS
N15LinggaDonald LawanBN
N16Sri AmanMichael Pilo anak GanggaBN
N17EngkililiSim Choo NamPBDS
N18Batang AirMikai anak MandauPBDS
N19SaribasBolhassan bin DiBN
N20LayarAlfred Jabu Anak NumpangBN
N21KalakaDatuk Amar Yusuf PutehPERMAS
N22KrianDatuk Edmund Langgu anak SagaPBDS
N23Kuala RajangHamdan bin AhmadBN
N24Matu-DaroWahab Haji DollahBN
N25RepokDavid Teng Lung ChiBN
N26MeradongThomas Hii Kiang HiongBN
N27MalingDatuk Dr Wong Soon KaiBN
N28SeduanTing Ing MiengBN
N29IganDavid Tiong Chiong ChuPERMAS
N30DudongJawan EmpalingBN
N31BalingianAbdul Aziz MajidBN
N32OyaWan Madzidhi MahdzarPERMAS
N33PakanJawie Wilson MasingPBDS
N34MeluanGerman anak ItamPBDS
N35MachanGramong JunaPBDS
N36NgemahJoseph anak KudiPBDS
N37KatibasFelix Bantin anak JibanPBDS
N38PelagusPhi Limon anak NuingPBDS
N39BalehJames Jemut anak MasingPBDS
N40BelagaNyipa Killah @ Nyipa BatoBN
N41TatauBolhassan bin KambarPBDS
N42KemenaDatuk Celestine Ujang Anak JilangBN
N43SubisDatuk Salleh JafaruddinPERMAS
N44MiriDr George Chan Hong NamBN
N45MarudiEdward Jeli Anak BlayongPBDS
N46Telang UsanBalan SelingPBDS
N47LimbangDato James Wong Kim MinBN
N48LawasAwang Tengah bin Ali HassanBN

Percentage of votes garnered by each party

[4]

Political parties Number of
votes		 Percentage of
votes (%)
Barisan Nasional249,28955.25
Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak79,54817.63
Persatuan Rakyat Malaysia Sarawak64,15214.22
Democratic Action Party51,34111.38
Sarawak Democratic Bersatu840.02
Independent (16 candidates)6,8201.51
Total451,234100

Summary

[4]

Party Seats
contested		 Seats won
Barisan Nasional:4828
    Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu2314
    Sarawak United People's Party1411
    Sarawak National Party113
Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak2115
Persatuan Rakyat Malaysia Sarawak215
Democratic Action Party110
Sarawak Democratic Bersatu10
Independent (16 candidates)160
Total (where applicable)N/A48

References
  1. Nuraina, Samad (2 April 1987). "PBDS gets to keep BN symbol". New Straits Times. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  2. "118 stand in 48 constituencies - Contest for all Sarawak seats". New Straits Times. 7 April 1987. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  3. "April 15-16 polls". People's Mirror. 20 March 1987. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  4. "Barisan win was expected, say leaders". New Straits Times. 18 April 1987. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
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